Corinthians FC SA was an amateur

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club based in

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. The team made its debut in the

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in 2014. The club played in the South Central Conference of the South Region. Corinthians FC of SA was led by Pete Veras and head coach, co-owner, and technical director, Benjamin Galindo. Founded in 2009, Corinthians FC of SA was dedicated to serving the communities in and around the San Antonio area.

History

2014 Corinthians FC won its first ever NPSL game on May 17, 2014 - a 4-2 away win over the

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. They would finish their inaugural season with a 7-0-3 record, finishing 1st in the South Division and 3rd overall in the South Central Conference regular season table. In the playoffs, Corinthians made it to the South Central Conference Championship game where they lost to

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, 4-2. 2016 On January 16, 2016,

Benjamin Galindo Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thir ...

was appointed the new head coach of Corinthians FC. Galindo is a former player on the

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and

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coach. The club made its first appearance in the

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during the 2016 tournament. The team was selected as an "At-Large Berth" on February 5, 2016. 2017 Corinthians FC did not participate in the

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as the team ceased operations.

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Stadium

The team played at

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in San Antonio, Texas. Alamo Stadium is owned and operated by the San Antonio Independent School District and seats 23,000.http://www.ksat.com/content/pns/ksat/news/2015/04/14/corinthians-fc-sa-to-play-2015-season-at-alamo-stadium.html

Year-by-year

Honors

Domestic League

**South Region - South Central Conference ***Runner-Up:

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Notes

References

External links

Official team site
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